AEMind.com | Algia, Ase, Blastoma, Cyte, Derma Medical Term Suffixes #1
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In today's episode, I broke down for you the Medical Vocabulary words,
-algia = algae
pain = feeling pain
Story
The algae was in deep pain after being split open
Term Use
epigastralgia = pain in the epigastric region
[Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012]
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-ase = ace of diamond (card)
enzyme = angel slime
Story
The angel won all the slime after having all aces in poker
Term Use
luciferase = An enzyme present in the cells of bioluminescent organisms that catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin and ATP, producing light.
[The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary. © 2007. Houghton Mifflin Company]
-blastoma = bazooka blast
tumor of cells = turmeric on cells
Story
bazooka was blasting turmeric on the cells
Term Use
archiblastoma = a tumor composed of cells derived from the layer of tissue surrounding the germinal vesicle.
[Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.]
-cyte = eye sight (glasses)
cell = cell phone
Story
I was looking at the cells in my cell phone with my eye glasses on
Term Use
Leukocyte = white blood cell
[American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. © 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company]
-derma = door + mouse
skin = skin
Story
The door had all of the skin that the hairless mouse was shedding over the years
The key idea with being able to memorize med terms and vocabulary words is the create pictures for those words.
Just take both the picture for the word and the picture for the definition and visualize an interaction between the two.
That's It! Just review a little bit and you will have these words fully memorized come test day.
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